Take Care Of Your Feet With Health And Beauty Products

October 28, 2009 by Ryan Eisenberth
Filed under Lose Weight

Millions of dollars are spent annually on health and beauty products such as make up and face cream. But often, women will ignore the most important part of their body. Their feet!

Often, feet are hidden inside socks and shoes and it’s easy to just let them do their own thing. Perhaps the only time you really look at your feet is at the end of the day, when you’re in your pajamas and you’ve finally put up your feet. That’s when you notice how dry and rough your feet are.

The older you are the more dry, rough and even cracked your feet become. If you’re overweight, the extra pounds will show up in rough, calloused feet. Is that any way to treat the two parts of your body that have gotten you to where you are?

You could spend a great deal of money on pedicures at your favourite spa. At $75 a pop, that’s not for every woman. With the right products purchased from a specialty store or at the health and beauty counter of your drug store, and a few minutes twice or three times a week, you can care for your best friends right at home.

Take a trip to the mall and invest a few dollars in some luscious foot products. Start with an abrasive foot cream, like a foot scrub. A mildly abrasive cream will slough away dead skin while softening your feet. If they contain an essential oil, your feet will smell great and feel fresh. If abrasive creams are bothersome, not to worry. There are plenty of other products that will do the same thing.

A pumice stone is one of the oldest remedies for treating calloused feet. There are also foot files or foot buffers sold at boutique health and beauty shops. After a good soaking in warm, soapy water, these products rubbed against the feet will shed dead skin leaving nice, youthful pink skin. Don’t rub too hard or you’ll be sore for a day or so.

Heel balm is a specially made moisturizing product designed for rough heels. Check the label for urea, which is made specifically for the feet. It should contain 10% to 20% urea to be effective. Look for heel products with lanolin for maximum effect.

Look for foot spray which has a lovely, cooling effect for tired feet. If you feet are exceptionally sweaty, the fragrance and freshness of the spray won’t last very long.

While a foot spray is a quick pick-me-up, chronically hot, sweaty feet aren’t normal. You might want to discuss this with a medical practitioner. But do keep a can of foot spray in your purse. Peppermint is cool and refreshing.

If your feet are exceptionally smelly, using an antiperspirant foot deodorant may be just what you need. Find one that you like in the foot care aisle of your favorite drug store – you may not find it with the other foot products mentioned in this article.

Possible causes of stinky feet are synthetic socks, synthetic shoes (non-leather) or even a hormonal imbalance. Reflexologists can sometimes activate the pituitary gland by massaging the big toe. Not wearing the same shoes every day can also help.

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